Management of Personal Data

The Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (the Office) has been given a statutory right of access to data and information to support the discharge of its audit function and ensure that the C&AG?s reports to Dáil ?reann are factual, accurate and complete.

The Data Protection Commissioner completed a report on data security practices in the Office in January 2009. The report incorporates a summary of the actions taken and proposed to improve the security of personal data in the Office.

In his Annual Report for 2008 the Data Protection Commissioner makes reference to his report on data security practices in the Office. His Annual Report is available on the website of the Data Protection Commissioner and may be accessed by clicking the link below.